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description:
An emergency vehicle used for transporting patients to a health care facility after
injury or illness. Types of ambulances used in the United States include ground (surface)
ambulance, rotor-wing (helicopter), and fixed-wing aircraft (airplane). Source: Lexikon:
Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations and Acronyms for the Era of Reform,
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace,
Illinois: 1994, p. 37.
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